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We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive species extinction due to environmental damage caused by human land use change, overexploitation, ...

In a recent study published in the journal Genes, our team has identified and characterized 10 sodium/hydrogen antiporter (NHX) genes from the quinoa genome that play crucial roles in this remarkable crop's ability to withstand ...

The Canadian banking system is well-known worldwide for its financial stability and resilience to economic turmoil. Canadian banks survived the global financial crisis (GFS) in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed. What ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, we saw how quickly the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved. New variants emerged with mutations that increased transmissibility or helped the virus evade our immune systems. But predicting which ...

Light was long considered to be a wave, exhibiting the phenomenon of interference in which ripples like those in water waves are generated under specific interactions. Light also bends around corners, resulting in fringing ...

We have developed a breakthrough method to convert carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from vehicular emissions into high-performance electrocatalysts. This innovation provides a sustainable approach to pollution management and energy ...

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, making early diagnosis and intervention critical. In a recent study published in IEEE Access, our team introduced a groundbreaking end-to-end approach to stroke ...

Imagine a bustling metropolis within your mouth—a dynamic community of microorganisms forming biofilms on your teeth and gums. This oral microbiome is not only essential for maintaining oral health, but also plays a pivotal ...

Burning fossil fuels has led to a global energy crisis, worsening pollution and climate change. To tackle this problem, we must explore cleaner energy alternatives. One promising solution is the use of water electrolysis ...

Tropical forests host an estimated 62% of global terrestrial vertebrate species on less than 20% of the Earth's land area and provide resources that directly benefit ~1.5 billion people throughout the world.

Making Artificial Intelligence systems robustly perceive humans remains one of the most intricate challenges in computer vision. Among the most complex problems is reconstructing 3D models of human hands, a task with wide-ranging ...

Federated learning represents a significant shift in the landscape of machine learning, enabling many clients or devices to collaboratively train models while substantially enhancing the privacy of the data involved.